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The selection of Emmanuel Shadary to be the regime’s presidential candidate has surprised many. None more so than Shadary himself.
On 27 October, presidential candidate Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary was officially presented to thousands of voters at the …

President Joseph Kabila's chosen successor on Monday unveiled his platform ahead of a landmark election in the Democratic Republic of Congo next month.
Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary set out an $86bn five-year development plan for the sprawling central …

Kinshasa police said on Monday that trouble-making infiltrators had triggered fresh tension at the city university, three days before the kickoff of campaigning for next month's presidential election.
"Infiltrations of thugs from Mbanza-Lemba are …

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have provisionally freed 17 pro-democracy activists who were arrested in the capital on November 1, one of the group said Monday.
The 17 young activists, mainly students, are accused of “disturbing the peace …

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have provisionally freed 17 pro-democracy activists who were arrested in the capital on November 1, one of the group said on Monday.
"We have all been free since yesterday (Sunday) and we were granted …

By FRED OLUOCH
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The picking of the little known Martin Fayulu as the joint opposition candidate in the December 23 presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo could either boost or reduce chances of the opposition, …

"Behind the result of this BERCI poll, you can see the hand of Olivier Kamitatu," Kabange added, targeting one of the founders of the consulting group and spokesperson for powerful businessman Moise Katumbi, a heavyweight barred from the election …

Posted on Friday, 16 November 2018 13:09
By Patrick Smith
Prominent Congolese talk to The Africa Report about what is needed to fight corruption, manage the political transition, deliver free and fair elections, and ensure the country’s peace and …

Five people have been shot dead by a militant group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a civil society leader said on Friday as the military attacked rebels in the Ebola-plagued region of Beni.
The civilians were killed in a raid on Thursday by the …

The elections in our country is around the corner. There is massive lobbying by both the ruling party and the opposition. As you can see, the opposition is now divided. There seems to be some selfish motives by some within the opposition trying to dupe our …

THE candidate for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s ruling party for the December general elections, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, paid a courtesy call on president Hage Geingob at State House yesterday.
Shadary said he had been sent by president …

With little over a month to go, the Congolese opposition is in disarray
NEWS ANALYSIS
For a brief moment this week, it looked like the fractured and chaotic Congolese opposition movement had got its act together; that, somehow, the various pretenders to …

The disease is also spreading into rural areas around the city that aid workers cannot access because they are too dangerous. As a result, programmes to teach local people methods to slow the spread of the disease — a strategy that has proved effective in …

Two potential kingmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidential elections will continue to back a joint opposition candidate abandoned by rival politicians.
That means there could now be three major opposition campaigns in the Dec. 23 vote, …

Posted on Wednesday, 14 November 2018 17:12
By Patrick Smith
The DRC’s neighbours are all keenly following the planned December 2018 elections to see how they can benefit from a change of leadership and out of fear at the instability that a chaotic vote …

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KINSHASA. – The chosen unity candidate of the opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Martin Fayulu is scrambling to keep the coalition together, after two candidates withdrew their support on Monday.
Fayulu, a little-known MP, …

The UN has sounded the alarm over fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, warning that violence, which is unfolding alongside an Ebola outbreak, could hamper next month's elections.
Leila Zerrougui, head of the UN stabilisation mission to the …

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To get the reduction in malaria deaths and disease back on track, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are joining a new country-led response, launched today, to scale up prevention and treatment, and increased investment, to …

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, November 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) celebrates its 26th anniversary from Nov. 23 to Dec. 9 with a total of 61 films from 40 countries including 27 World, US …

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Conflict and insecurity are hampering Ebola responders’ work, raising fear that the outbreak may reach a tipping point that sees the virus to spread to more provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and neighbouring …

Greenpeace Africa (www.Greenpeace.org) blew the whistle today on the Republic of Congo's most recent greenwashing campaign by exposing its plans to tender three oil blocks in the heart of newly-discovered peatlands that Environment Minister Arlette …

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday warned that the mass deportation of Congolese nationals from Angola has already resulted in serious human rights violations by security forces on both sides of the border, and …

European Medicines Agency recommends fexinidazole, the first all-oral treatment for sleeping sickness
The positive opinion is the result of a 10-year partnership between the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Sanofi and African partners …

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George Trowbridge author of Striking Eight Bells: A Vietnam Memoir, won the Award for Best Overall Book of 2018 for Richter Publishing.
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20 NOVEMBER 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa to host the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency President Frank- …

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The 2018 Open Doors report on international education has revealed that the United States hosted 1.09 million international students during the 2017/2018 academic year. This marks a 1.5% increase over the prior year. The number of Sub- …

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An attack on an IDP camp in the town of Alindao left at least 37 people dead on 15 November. The attack was attributed to the UPC (Union for Peace in the Central African Republic).
In a separate attack on a base of the United Nations …

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World leaders are beginning to recognize the enormous pressures facing our oceans and waters, from plastic pollution to the adverse impacts of climate change. At the same time, governments are committed to develop marine-related economies in …

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To get the reduction in malaria deaths and disease back on track, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are joining a new country-led response, launched today, to scale up prevention and treatment, and increased investment, to …

By Simon Ateba
República de Angola, as the Republic of Angola is known in Portuguese, has always been abundantly blessed by nature.
The west-coast country of south-central Africa, which is the seventh-largest country on the continent, has vast mineral and …

The World Bank Group (www.WorldBank.org) announced L’Afrique Excelle, a six-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising growth stage technology start-ups operating in Francophone Africa. Entrepreneurs will receive …

The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa launched the first in a series of 12 hackathons under its Ethiopia Hacks! program as part of its annual Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration.
Ethiopia Hacks! is conducted in partnership with the Google Developers Group ( …

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Helping a passionate young man with a debilitating disease do something he has always wanted to do.... climb a 100 foot TREE
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For a limited time only, Llizo Marketing is offering FREE one hour consultations in order to help small businesses in Miami generate more business.
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